The Influence of Different Hamstrings Assemblies on the Final Graft Diameter in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

 This study aimed to compare gracilis and semitendinosus tendon graft diameters in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using quadruple, quintuple, and sextuple assemblies. Another objective was to evaluate the percentage of patients in which each assembly type is possible, depending on the length of each free tendon.  Seventy-one patients underwent ACL reconstruction using hamstring tendons.

Intra-operative four-stranded hamstring tendon graft diameter evaluation.

Purpose: To evaluate whether clinical factors enable prediction of the diameter of hamstring tendons harvested for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Methods: Eighty patients were submitted for reconstruction of the ACL with hamstring tendons in a quadruple manner. During surgery the diameter of the graft was measured.